Q: I have recently moved into a new apartment and am in the process of filling it with houseplants. I've picked a weeping fig for the living room, but I've never grown one before and don't know how to care for it. Do you have any advice?
A: Outdoors, in warm climes, weeping figs (Ficus benjamina) can grow into huge specimen trees. As houseplants, they reach much smaller heights, but they still make a statement with their glossy leaves. The variegated varieties are particularly striking.
